@RPLATT101

Intel Corporation's last "Innovation Master" - the avatar is a Scientific Demon, the Intel Innovation Demon

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Joined May 2010
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenOct 14
30 nm defocus for High-NA shows serious loss of contrast (32 nm center-to-center hexagonal for 1d DRAM).
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 1
It was said here that on February 25, 2026, multiple semiconductor industry outlets reported that SMIC has successfully produced early 3-nanometer test wafers. disruptionisafactoflife.blog…
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 2
ASML Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript: morningstar.com/stocks/xwbo/… Customers who ordered High-NA EUV are expected to test whether it can work for real product. Thus, it's not a shoo-in. Immersion systems are ordered along with EUV systems, so DUV capacity is targeted much higher.
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 5
No defect‑free process window is observed for Metal 0 logic PnR, for any High-NA EUV dose and focus even at the 24 nm pitch. spiedigitallibrary.org/confe…
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 3
Intel/Synopsys: Buried multilayer (ML) defects in EUV masks continue to pose a significant challenge to imaging fidelity and yield in 0.33 NA EUV lithography. It's going to be even harder with High NA which can resolve smaller defects. spiedigitallibrary.org/confe…

Rigorous modeling and repair of EUV multilayer defects

Buried multilayer (ML) defects in EUV masks continue to pose a significant challenge to imaging fidelity and yield in 0.33 NA EUV lithography. In this work, we utilize the rigorous S-Litho model to si

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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 7
This video summarizes the factors which fundamentally drive stochastic defectivity in EUV lithography. youtube.com/watch?v=poOhkIEx…

What Drives Stochastic Defectivity in EUV Lithography?

This video summarizes the factors which fundamentally drive stochas...

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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 11
28 nm pitch (center-to-center) with High-NA EUV MOR has easily detected defectivity.
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@lithos_grapheinMay 9
Replying to @lithos_graphein
Litho-eye. If you see one small contact hole there are billions of these across the chip. This is zero yield.
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 22
Restates some points I made in my EUV Substack. The stitching and die height impact on productivity also should not be ignored. If this is true customer feedback, Intel 14A may need to give up High-NA or else risk delayed acceptance. semiwiki.com/lithography/369…

ASML High-NA EUV is Not Ready for High-Volume Production

Contrary to the popular press, ASML High-NA EUV is not ready for logic production yet—and it may never be, at least not in the form...

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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 25
Huawei announces 2026 Kirin at 238 MTr/mm2 with LogicFolding design, targeting 1.4nm in 2031. huaweicentral.com/huawei-kir…

Huawei Kirin 2026 Chip: 238 MTr/mm2 transistor density rivaling TSMC’s 3nm

Huawei has revealed its Kirin 2026 details, and it reveals a massive upgrade in the chip architecture, including transistor density. He Tingbo, Director and President of Semiconductor Business,...

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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 27
Huawei's claim of 238 Mtr/mm2 density implies something like CPP=48 nm, Cell height = 175 nm, comparable to N3E or 18A, but in actuality it could be looser than N+3, just using two bonded tiers of transistors.
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenMay 31
TSMC doesn't need to aggressively shrink any pitches going from N3 to N2 to beat Intel and Samsung at the 2nm-class transistor density. Source: youtube.com/watch?v=7m4FJm-V… (coverage starts at 5:00)
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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenJun 12
E. Musk: No one has near term plans to use High-NA EUV. "Half the chip for twice as much, for a gain that is relatively small." youtube.com/watch?v=x9S1dp2S…

Elon Musk DISMANTLES ASML's Newest Machines And CONFIDENTLY Predicts That His Fab's Chips Are Better

Elon Musk doesn't like marginal improvement. #elonmusk #interview #...

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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenJun 13
Huawei recently announced its focus on tau scaling and LogicFolding for its chip design. The claim to increase transistor density mirrors the objective of using CFETs. How could they do this with hybrid bonding? That's discussed in this article. linkedin.com/pulse/huaweis-l…

Huawei's Logic Folding: Cue the CFET?

Huawei recently announced its new design paradigm driven by tau scaling or time scaling [1], where the emphasis is on reducing signal delays rather than strictly pitch scaling or transistor shrinki...

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Fred Chen@DrFrederickChenJun 21
Here we examine the stochastic effects of EUV lithography for 32 nm line pitch, where, unlike metal interconnects, the lines are narrower than the half-pitch, as in DRAM word lines and bit lines. There is a significant impact on edge roughness. youtube.com/watch?v=_8fwAZCP…

EUV Stochastics for 32 nm Narrow Line Pitch

Here we examine the stochastic effects of EUV lithography for 32 nm...

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Microsoft released a set of prompts to help create a personalized AI Blueprint for your organization via @TDOttawa sco.lt/823p56
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Brain Exercises Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline, study shows sco.lt/5EpKwC youtube.com/watch?v=qEy_pD1o…

Brain Exercises Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline, study shows | Low Power...

Research increasingly shows a variety of habits and hobbies offer a helpful cognitive workout. One recent study linked lifelong learning —  things like reading, learning another language, playing...

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New Report from Stanford - Evidence Base on AI in K-12: 2026 via @TDOttawa sco.lt/5gPEEy
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The invisible graveyard of AI tools in healthcare sco.lt/5OEtuq
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Cognitive Offload ... and recommendations for Education - March 2026 Research via @TDOttawa sco.lt/6pw91E
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Dario Amodei Interview: 10 Lessons on AI, Safety, and What's Coming (2026) sco.lt/7kx3my
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